Think About
Relax a little today. Have you napped in your studio yet? Give it a go.
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Prompt One
Write the alphabet in slow motion.
Write it large and in slow motion, staring at the line. Pretend it is alive and you are just watching." (from What It Is by Lynda Barry)
Prompt Two
Set a time for 10-15 minuets.
Write an account of an event (fact or fiction) of an event that made you profoundly emotion (any emotion: sad, happy, furious).
Now, while conveying the emotion of the story, recite your text as quietly as possible.
Prompt Three
Find two rocks and can be comfortably held in your hands.
Set a time for 7 minutes.
While recording audio, begin to tap the rocks together in a consistent tempo of your choice.
When the time is complete, play your recording and tap along with it at a completely different but consistent tempo.
If you have another device, record this and repeat until you have a layered sound scape of rock rain.
Prompt Four
Reimagine and perform 4’33” (see below) on your instrument of choice.
Dig Deeper
John Cage's 4'33"
A performance by William Marx of John Cage's 4'33. Filmed at McCallum Theatre, Palm Desert, CA.